Author Archives: Hearne Christopher Jr.

Talk about flying low… The horsies are history but the airport is still alive and kicking. And therein lies the problem, says Olathe homeowner Bill Nigro. Let’s begin with a moment of silence for the fabled Hilltop Stables near the … Continue reading →

For reasons that include that I’m usually not in lock step with the more conservative opinion writers and commenters on KC Confidential I tend to avoid weighing in on topics like the George Zimmerman trial. That doesn’t mean I don’t … Continue reading →

Now go drive a new Fiat 500L which have landed and are in stock at Fiat of Olathe near 119th and I-35.  You’ll be shocked, I certainly was. I was expecting something akin to a Mini Cooper Clubman – the somewhat … Continue reading →

Allow me to assist you guys in your pursuits of near perfection… You’ll find it at the “entertaining eatery” that goes by the name Standees. It’s a super upscale/casual restaurant and intimate movie theater that opened recently in the Prairie Village … Continue reading →

Once upon a time it was magical… It was Crown Center – the ultra upscale, urban shopping mall the mighty Hallmark Cards built. It was one of the Cowtown’s top tourist draws, ashopping Mecca. Forget about the miniature LEGOLAND Discovery Center … Continue reading →

“Is there no semblance of permanence anymore? There was a time when somebody invented something like the wheel, the lightbulb, telephone, radio, you could count upon them remaining relevant for decades, generations even. No mas. I remember in the early … Continue reading →

Et tu, Hostess? First Monsanto, now Twinkies…the ongoing death march of prepackaged, processed foods into day-to-day lives continues. Starting next week we’ll be getting new, improved, longer lasting Twinkies snack cakes, courtesy of a reconstituted Hostess Brands. The investors who … Continue reading →

The jury is no longer out… Not George Zimmerman’s murder trial, I’m talking about the pending demise of bookstores (and down the road libraries). You don’t have to drive very far to pass the fossilized remains of once booming businesses like Blockbuster … Continue reading →

About that Negro Leagues museum controversy Kansas City Star readers were treated to yesterday… For starters it’s a rehash of a story that ran on Alabama.com last fall. Minus, of course, some of the positive points the proposed Birmingham Negro … Continue reading →

A tip of the hat to today’s Sunday Star… I’ve been bagging on the Sunday newspaper a lot, citing its lack of news content. Hey, if they want to keep up – in a small town way – with the … Continue reading →

Thou shall not steal… Whether tis nobler to win the hand of fair company by straightforward, above board bargaining, or merely to wheel out the local largess and leave the tab to taxpayers to be choked down a later point. … Continue reading →

In another life I’d have been at the KCBOT that last Friday for its sad send off… I earned my first paycheck there when I volunteered to help out over the Christmas holidays in the mailroom of my family’s firm, … Continue reading →

It ain’t easy being Craig Glazer… Truth be told, it’s a lot of work. There are hotties to bang (and put up with), wee hours radio and television shows to ferry comics to,  movie deals to be made and exotic … Continue reading →

Don’t look now but notorious KC bad boy Craig Glazer – a KC Confidential refugee – is this week’s Pitch cover boy… Courtesy of Pitch music and entertainment main man David Hudnall. The Scribe tells me the curtain will part sometime … Continue reading →

A moment of silence please for the festival known as Kanrocksas… Someday in the distant future, pop culture historians will look back – in momentary lapses of trivial pursuits – and wonder at what was to have become Kansas City’s Bonnaroo … Continue reading →

What’s the matter with Kansas? If we’re talking about the city of Lawrence and the KU Jayhawks basketball team, plenty. I live in Lawrence now and even though I still spend a ton of time in Kansas City, this town … Continue reading →

When a man makes an “Oklahoma Guarantee” it behooves him to live up to it… To that end, help yourself to this collection of letters from a group of school kids that I conducted a tour of the Kansas City Board of Trade for … Continue reading →

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world… Especially where female Chiefs fans are concerned, and it’s only going to get madder. That after savvy National Football League owners banded together to come up with a way to avert a Boston … Continue reading →

Ask and you shall… Hold it a sec, a reader request for an update on Jennifer Eichler aka Jennifer Foley aka The Watson’s Girl seemed reasonable enough. After all, it’s been two years since last we checked in on the grrrl … Continue reading →

It’s official… The divide between fighting terrorism and promoting high fashion has officially narrowed. Thanks to the National Football League and Kansas City Chiefs. You heard it right, no need to rub your eyes. Starting this season, the NFL will … Continue reading →